Today's News

The following people were arrested during the past several weeks and transported to the Shelby County Detention Center, according to information provided by Anderson County Jailer Joani Clark.
Arresting agencies include the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, Lawrenceburg Police Department and Kentucky State Police.

Hamlet and Laertes swap swords for light sabers.
Duke Orsino from “Twelfth Night” waxes romantic to a neon-pink poster board heart with a giant black-and-white smartphone self-portrait of Olivia, portrayed by an Anderson County eighth grader.
For its student-led, 20-minute productions of Shakespeare’s most famous dramas and tragedies, the Anderson County eighth grade will be staging a different and sometimes much more modern take on the 17th century playwright’s words.

YKK recently donated 10 benches for Turner Elementary’s nature trail, and several YKK employees helped Turner second, third and fourth graders assemble them behind the elementary school building last Tuesday afternoon.

The Anderson County Habitat for Humanity recently dedicated a home for a Lawrenceburg family, the 14th house it has completed.
The first house, built by Habitat for Humanity nearly 20 years ago, will soon be paid for, according to a news release from Habitat for Humanity.
A family has been chosen for the 2014 Habitat for Humanity house.
“Many thanks for all the people who have worked to make safe and comfortable houses for our recipients,” volunteers said in a release.

Matthew Whitehead, a 16-year-old junior at Anderson County High School, recently completed his Eagle Scout leadership service project — rebuilding a playground and installing picnic tables at First Christian Church — on Oct. 26-27.
With the help of Boy Scout Troop 37, Whitehead worked for two days excavating the ground, digging post holes, installing picket fences, carrying 9-foot picnic tables and laying down 20,000 pounds of rubber mulch, according to his mother, Cathy.

By Molly Burchett
Kentucky Health News Service
Millions of Americans who don’t quite qualify for Medicaid could still get free health insurance through federal subsidies, but this free coverage hasn’t gotten much attention, since most of the zero premium plans come with some trade-offs.